Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:54:57 +0530
From: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>, Linux-mm <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@infradead.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
        Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
        SystemTap <systemtap@sources.redhat.com>,
        Jim Keniston <jkenisto@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Roland McGrath <roland@hack.frob.com>,
        Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@in.ibm.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2.6.38-rc8-tip 6/20] 6: x86: analyze instruction and
 determine fixups.
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Reply-To: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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> 
> > +	ret = handle_riprel_insn(uprobe, &insn);
> > +	if (ret == -1)
> > +		/* rip-relative; can't XOL */
> > +		return 0;
> 
> So we return -1 from handle_riprel_insn() and return success?


handle_riprel_insn() returns 0 if the instruction is not rip-relative
returns 1 if its rip-relative but can use XOL slots.
returns -1 if its rip-relative but cannot use XOL.

We dont see any instructions that are rip-relative and cannot use XOL.
so the check and return are redundant and I will remove that in the next
patch.


Btw how
> deals handle_riprel_insn() with 32bit user space ?
> 

handle_riprel_insn() calls insn_rip_relative() which fails if
instruction isnot rip-relative and handle_riprel_insn returns
immediately.

The rest of your suggestions for this patch are taken.

> > +#endif
> > +	prepare_fixups(uprobe, &insn);
> > +	return 0;
> 

-- 
Thanks and Regards
Srikar
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